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network tnt brought it back with a new generation of ewings and hagman came back, too, returning as j.r. once again. critics say he was the best thing about "dallas," but explaining the characteristic character's appeal he once said the time is right for a real bad guy, and i'm it. >> have a good day, master. >> i'm going to have a wonderful day. >> it was a good guy who larry hagman blasted into people's living rooms playing astronaut tony nelson on "i dream of jeannie." the show was a hit in the '60s and is still popular in syndication. even as a kid, hagman orbited in show biz as the son of "peter pan" star mary martin, his movie roles included "up the cellular" and harry and it on the toe. >> i don't need an office anymore. >> it was only after milking a huge contract from the producers of "dallas" that hagman became immensely wealthy. he had houses, cars, he had advices. two of them included drinking and smoking. he smoked for 24 years, gave it up and became an anti-smoking activist and spokesman for the american cancer society. >> i met at least 30 or 40 people that said they quit
network tnt brought it back with a new generation of ewings and hagman came back, too, returning as j.r. once again. critics say he was the best thing about "dallas," but explaining the characteristic character's appeal he once said the time is right for a real bad guy, and i'm it. >> have a good day, master. >> i'm going to have a wonderful day. >> it was a good guy who larry hagman blasted into people's living rooms playing astronaut tony nelson on "i dream of...
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hagman was best known for his role as j.r. ewing on the long running tv drama "dallas." larry hagman was 81. >>> and sad news we're just learning, that the former world boxing champion -- >> this is cnn breaking news. >> more on that breaking news that the former world boxing champion hector "macho" can a macho has now died. he was taken off life support at a hospital in san juan. several of his sons arrived in puerto rico early today to be by his side. the 50-year-old was declared clinically brain dead after being shot in the face. that was last tuesday. the gunman and another suspect are sill at large. >>> now let's get back to egypt. besides street protests, we are now seeing the first fallout over president mohamed morsi's power grab. cnn's reza sayah is live in cairo for us. reza, what exactly has happened now with the government? >> reporter: well, this face-off between mr. morsi, the egyptian president and his opponents is starting to take shape with a number of important developments today. one of his presidential advisers resigned in protest, the supreme court j
hagman was best known for his role as j.r. ewing on the long running tv drama "dallas." larry hagman was 81. >>> and sad news we're just learning, that the former world boxing champion -- >> this is cnn breaking news. >> more on that breaking news that the former world boxing champion hector "macho" can a macho has now died. he was taken off life support at a hospital in san juan. several of his sons arrived in puerto rico early today to be by his side....
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ewing. >> he was also very giving. he had several different programs he helped with, particularly the children in the arts and education. >> we thought it was a fitting tribute to pay our respects. we grew up. we remember the show, who shot j.r. and all that. it's sad. it's really sad. don't make me cry. >> we'll have much more on larry hagman later on in the hour. >>> in glendale, california, people no doubt got a little bit of a shock when they saw this. yes, take a look. you are seeing that right. it is a camel running past a gas station. the camel escaped from a circus performing nearby. >> i see like ten people run after this camel, all cars stop, complete chaos. i don't think that street has seen so much action. >> the circus handlers finally caught up with the camel and it's finally back under the big top. there's still no thought if it was looking for black friday deal. so many jokings, so little time. >>> even though no one won last night's jackpot, people in eight state won $1 million prizes. listen in case i
ewing. >> he was also very giving. he had several different programs he helped with, particularly the children in the arts and education. >> we thought it was a fitting tribute to pay our respects. we grew up. we remember the show, who shot j.r. and all that. it's sad. it's really sad. don't make me cry. >> we'll have much more on larry hagman later on in the hour. >>> in glendale, california, people no doubt got a little bit of a shock when they saw this. yes, take a...
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he's best known for his iconic portrayal of j.r. ewing in the show "dallas." it's a role that he always called his favorite. peter fonda said goodbye to his friend on twitter, saying hagman brought so much fun to everyone's life. cnn entertainment corresponde m correspondent careen winter joins us. i understand that you are at larry hagman's star on the hollywood walk of fame. are people showing up to pay their respects? >> not yet, but you can bet that will change as the morning continues. we are right next to larry hagman's star. still quite early here, so i'm sure there are many people who are waking up just finding out about the sad news. perhaps they're still unaware. that's very popular strip in hollywood. you can bet things will pick up as the morning continues. but you mentioned some of thely in. some people absolutely stunned. for example, barbara eden, best known from "i dream of jeannie," the 1960s hit, larry hagman's co-star, she took to facebook to really detail her feelings, how she's feeling right now. she wrote "i, like many others, believed he
he's best known for his iconic portrayal of j.r. ewing in the show "dallas." it's a role that he always called his favorite. peter fonda said goodbye to his friend on twitter, saying hagman brought so much fun to everyone's life. cnn entertainment corresponde m correspondent careen winter joins us. i understand that you are at larry hagman's star on the hollywood walk of fame. are people showing up to pay their respects? >> not yet, but you can bet that will change as the...
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. >>> i am so excited about this, j.r. ewing, sue ellen and bobby are back. the original dallas which ran on cbs from 1978 to 1991 remains one of the most popular television series of all time. now tnt is reviving the series which follows the original characters and their children. and what about the bitter rivalries and cliffhangers that made the show so successful? two of the stars told me what to expect. >> i'm so excited about this series, i have my dvr set, i'm all exciteded about it. linda, what made you decide to revive your old role? >> what brought me back? we were choedsen that's what our executive producer says, she chose and she calls us the big three, and she invited us back to play this crazy dysfunctional world again. who would say no to that, because, you know, i love working with larry and patrick and we knew that we would never get to work together again because we're too recognize as those characters. so this was like a yahoo, let's do it. re let's go to texas and do it again. >> and josh, are you ready do join this dysfunctional family? >>
. >>> i am so excited about this, j.r. ewing, sue ellen and bobby are back. the original dallas which ran on cbs from 1978 to 1991 remains one of the most popular television series of all time. now tnt is reviving the series which follows the original characters and their children. and what about the bitter rivalries and cliffhangers that made the show so successful? two of the stars told me what to expect. >> i'm so excited about this series, i have my dvr set, i'm all exciteded...
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ewing. the 81-year-old was reprising his role as j.r. in the tnt reboot of "dallas." you're not a kinder, gentler version of yourself? >> hardly. >> reporter: along with family his co-stars were at his side when hagman died in a dallas hospital friday, finally succumbing to the throat cancer he had been battling. in a statement, nbc co-star linda gray said "larry hagman was my best friend for 35 years. he was a pied piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. the world was a brighter place because of him." on the site of the real life south fork ranch outside dallas, fans mourned the loss of the tv legend. >> it's really sad to hear because his character made the show. >> reporter: hagman was also remembered for his role as major nelson in "i dream of genie." friday night barbara eden reminisced about her co-star. >> i am deeply saddened. he was a big part of my life, a glorious man, wonderfully talented. quite frankly, i thought he would go on forever. >> reporter: hagman was the son of broadway icon mary martin. he appeared in scores of tv scores and films bu
ewing. the 81-year-old was reprising his role as j.r. in the tnt reboot of "dallas." you're not a kinder, gentler version of yourself? >> hardly. >> reporter: along with family his co-stars were at his side when hagman died in a dallas hospital friday, finally succumbing to the throat cancer he had been battling. in a statement, nbc co-star linda gray said "larry hagman was my best friend for 35 years. he was a pied piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew....
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his most famous role was that of j.r. ewing. it was one of the most successful in history. manuel bojorquez is at the south fork ranch which served as j.r.'s television home. good morning. >> reporter: you may recall in the 1980s whenever someone talked about dallas you have to wonder whether they were talking about the tv series or the actual city in texas. and, of course everyone remembers south fork ranch as the home of the fictional ewing family. it was the cliffhanger that ended the 1980 season which everyone over a certain age will always remember. it was one of the most famous moments in television history. the world asked who shot j.r. and this morning the world mourns the loss of the actor who played j.r. ewing in the hit cbs show "dallas." larry magazine hahn has died at the age of 81. >> there we are. >> reporter: hagman rose to fame as good natured astronaut anthony nelson in the "i dream of jeanne." he came from a show business family. his mother was mary martin. hagman was candid about his personal life acknowledging years of heavy drinking that so damaged his
his most famous role was that of j.r. ewing. it was one of the most successful in history. manuel bojorquez is at the south fork ranch which served as j.r.'s television home. good morning. >> reporter: you may recall in the 1980s whenever someone talked about dallas you have to wonder whether they were talking about the tv series or the actual city in texas. and, of course everyone remembers south fork ranch as the home of the fictional ewing family. it was the cliffhanger that ended the...
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he was best known for playing j.r. ewing on the series "dallas" and who slot j.r. was famous as one of the great cliffhangers of television show history. in one of his last interviews, larry hagman and his "dallas" co-star linda gray sat down with ron corning in dallas, just a few weeks ago. >> let's talk about you two. i sense, and i have read, and i sense that you two are kind of besties. would you say? >> i would say, i don't know about her. >> you know don't. >> is that cool? after all these years? >> he was always a fool. >> larry has always been interesting to me. he plays the bad guy, but it's always with a twinkle and that little smile that unnerves you. it just tweaks you so he's not the flat bad guy. and he's not mean and he's not evil. >> he's the most likable villain on television. >> and the most talented actor. >> are we recording this? >> yes, we are. >> thank you. >> you all seem like you are in this together, like in a real special way. is that true? >> it's a team effort, that's for sure. sure, patrick duffy and linda gray and are are the elder st
he was best known for playing j.r. ewing on the series "dallas" and who slot j.r. was famous as one of the great cliffhangers of television show history. in one of his last interviews, larry hagman and his "dallas" co-star linda gray sat down with ron corning in dallas, just a few weeks ago. >> let's talk about you two. i sense, and i have read, and i sense that you two are kind of besties. would you say? >> i would say, i don't know about her. >> you know...
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have you heard, j.r. ewing, sue ellen and bobby are back? that's right. after 13 seasons and 357 episodes, "dallas" returns. the original "dallas," which ran on cbs from 1978 to 1991, remains one of the most popular television series of all time. now, tnt is reviving the series, which follows the original characters and their children. and what about the bitter rivalries, scandals and cliff-hangers that made the show so successful? two of the show's stars, linda gray and josh henderson, told me what to expect. ♪ >> i'm so excited about this series. i have my dvr set. i'm all excited for it to start. i want to ask you, linda, first, what made you decide to reprise your role? >> what made me decide? >> yeah, what brought you back? >> i love it. we were chosen, that's what cynthia cidre, our executive producer said. she chose, she calls us the big three, and invited us back to play these crazy, wonderful, dysfunctional roles again. >> dysfunctional being the key word. >> that's it. who would say no to that? because you know, i love working with larry and p
have you heard, j.r. ewing, sue ellen and bobby are back? that's right. after 13 seasons and 357 episodes, "dallas" returns. the original "dallas," which ran on cbs from 1978 to 1991, remains one of the most popular television series of all time. now, tnt is reviving the series, which follows the original characters and their children. and what about the bitter rivalries, scandals and cliff-hangers that made the show so successful? two of the show's stars, linda gray and...
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he created the character j.r. ewing, the texas oil man viewers loved to hate. kristen dahlgren has more on his life and his career. >> reporter: it was one of those iconic tv moments and the role that made larry hagman a household name. [ gunshot ] perhaps the biggest cliffhanger of all time. who shot j.r.? as the millionaire j.r. ewing -- couldn't wait for the latest installment from southfork ranch. hagman recently reprised the role of j.r., joining patrick duffy and linda gray as the ewings gathered. >> you are still the prettiest girl at the ball. >> we still have so much fun. don't tell anybody, but it should have been a sitcom. >> reporter: "the dallas morning news" reports duffy and gray were at his side when he passed at a dallas hospital from complications from throat cancer. linda gray said larry hagman was my best friend for 35 years. he was the pied piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. the world was a brighter place because of him. hagman was the son of broadway legend mary martin. he first made it big playing major nelson opposite bar
he created the character j.r. ewing, the texas oil man viewers loved to hate. kristen dahlgren has more on his life and his career. >> reporter: it was one of those iconic tv moments and the role that made larry hagman a household name. [ gunshot ] perhaps the biggest cliffhanger of all time. who shot j.r.? as the millionaire j.r. ewing -- couldn't wait for the latest installment from southfork ranch. hagman recently reprised the role of j.r., joining patrick duffy and linda gray as the...
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. >> tell me about this new generation of ewing. you play little j.r., as i've seen it called. are you going to be as ruthless as your father? >> i'm like the sweetest guy you've ever met. it's -- >> i don't know about that. >> it's kind of weird that john ross is so -- >> a ruthless another and ruthless father. i don't know. >> how did he turn out to be so nice and caring and respectful? >> a chip off the old block. you know? he definitely knows thousand do business one way and that's the j.r. way and he believes that it's his fate to be an oil man and hopefully he wants to be even bet around one-up j.r. i don't know if he thinks that's possible, but that's his goal, and he's an intense, passionate young man who has issues from not having the best parenting, and you know, here we are now. thanks, mama. >> so tell me about the target audience, because i'm wondering as fan of the original series, watching it now, will it make me feel older or bring me back to the time and make me feel young again? >> as "dallas" always was and still is, it's an entertaining you. >> i am sick to
. >> tell me about this new generation of ewing. you play little j.r., as i've seen it called. are you going to be as ruthless as your father? >> i'm like the sweetest guy you've ever met. it's -- >> i don't know about that. >> it's kind of weird that john ross is so -- >> a ruthless another and ruthless father. i don't know. >> how did he turn out to be so nice and caring and respectful? >> a chip off the old block. you know? he definitely knows...
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. >> there are more people concerned about who shot j.r. ewing than is concerned about who killed youssef belle and the other young children in our community. >> the police department doesn't want to alarm the community. they're afraid of panic. but how many children do we have to lose in our neighborhoods before the police department says, hey, we've got a problem? >> the parents of murdered and missing children in atlanta -- >> three of the victims' mothers, camille belle, willie mae mathis and venus taylor band together to create the committee to stop children's murders, commonly known as "stop." >> a lot of good came out of it because it brought a lot of awareness to people. watch your kids. talk to your kids. >> go in the gym. don't go in the bushes and do it. you all know what's been happening, right? >> yeah. >> children were uneasy. they were afraid. what we did, we taught them to travel in groups. parents formed neighborhood groups, and they would stand on the streets while the buses picked the children up. >> if i'm going to go to
. >> there are more people concerned about who shot j.r. ewing than is concerned about who killed youssef belle and the other young children in our community. >> the police department doesn't want to alarm the community. they're afraid of panic. but how many children do we have to lose in our neighborhoods before the police department says, hey, we've got a problem? >> the parents of murdered and missing children in atlanta -- >> three of the victims' mothers, camille...
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., who shot j.r. >> who shot j.r. was one of the biggest cliff hangers in tv history. >> front page news. >> he played the devilish j.r. ewing, so many loved to hate. >> finding out who did it, it was the biggest thing in pop culture that year. >> 90 million people tuned in to find out it was his sister-in-law and mistress kristen. that's triple the size of "american idol's" audience. at the time "dallas" was much more than a tv show, it was a cultural phenomenon. >> as much as we obsess over harry potter and "the hunger games" now, that's how we were about "dallas" in the '80s. it was that big. >> it ran from 1978 to 1991. people couldn't get enough of the scheming ugs. >> behind my back making me look like a fool. >> reporter: a wealthy family in the cattle industry. big prime time soap operas about money, power, family and sex. >> i guess i'd be real impressed. >> they were families fighting with each other. brothers fighting in the family with each other. sue ellen fighting with j.r. >> it had unpredictable twists
., who shot j.r. >> who shot j.r. was one of the biggest cliff hangers in tv history. >> front page news. >> he played the devilish j.r. ewing, so many loved to hate. >> finding out who did it, it was the biggest thing in pop culture that year. >> 90 million people tuned in to find out it was his sister-in-law and mistress kristen. that's triple the size of "american idol's" audience. at the time "dallas" was much more than a tv show, it was a...
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ewing. >> he was also very giving, particularly to the underprivileged youth in the community. he had several different programs he helped with, particularly children in the arts and education. >> we thought he was appropriate to come here and pay our respects. we grow up and remember the show. we showed j.r. and all that. >> it's sad. it's really sad. don't make me cry. >> well, you know the christmas song "harp the herald angels sing?" it could be completely wrong. at least according to the pope's new book. wait until you hear what else he says is wrong about christmas. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a
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the service will be held at j.r. ewing's south fork ranch. fans can take a tour of the grounds and attend the memorial. a private memorial took place yesterday in dallas. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. we have much more ahead on cnn sunday morning, which starts right now. >>> from cnn world head quarters in atlanta, this is cnn sunday morning. a murder-suicide stuns the nfl. what made the kansas city chiefs linebacker kill his girlfriend and then take his own life? >>> a new revelation about the smallest planet. why scientists are so hot for a chilling discovery. >>> and tonight's the night we'll find out who will be the cnn hero of the year. one music star explains what inspires her
the service will be held at j.r. ewing's south fork ranch. fans can take a tour of the grounds and attend the memorial. a private memorial took place yesterday in dallas. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. we have much more ahead on cnn sunday morning, which starts right now. >>> from cnn world head quarters in atlanta, this is cnn sunday morning. a murder-suicide stuns the nfl. what made the kansas city chiefs linebacker kill his girlfriend and then take his own life?...
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what a run. >> the ewing clan is back. this time it's j.r.'s son john ross and bobbie's christopher knocking heads on the prospect of drilling for oil in the south fork ranch. take a look. >> if i'm right, we are sitting on a couple of billion barrels of light sweet crude, the most sought-after crude oil in the world. >> this will make us richer than we ever imagined, uncle body. >> i'm sick to death of this family devouring itself to death over money. this is exactly what i didn't want to happen. >> but it makes good tv when it does. here are patrick duffy, brenda strong, josh henderson and jordana brewster. good to see all of you. >> it's so good to be here. >> we are toasting your success already because it's getting so much buzz. >> it's crazy, isn't it? >> who would have thought dallas would have come back? this is one of those things you thought we had seen that day. what made you decide to bring it back? >> the script eventually. we rolled our eyes for 20 years when suggestions are made, oh, no. i read some scripts and they were awful.
what a run. >> the ewing clan is back. this time it's j.r.'s son john ross and bobbie's christopher knocking heads on the prospect of drilling for oil in the south fork ranch. take a look. >> if i'm right, we are sitting on a couple of billion barrels of light sweet crude, the most sought-after crude oil in the world. >> this will make us richer than we ever imagined, uncle body. >> i'm sick to death of this family devouring itself to death over money. this is exactly...
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. >> "dallas," j.r. ewing, here we go again? >> "dallas" is back, j.r. ewing is back, sue ellen, bobby ewing. they're all back. and this "dallas" sort of focuses on j.r. and bobby's son, who similarly are now kind of at war over whether or not to go green or still do the oil thing. >> oh, please. >> all right. we know where you stand. >> yeah. that's going to be fascinating. >> it will be good. it's like a return to, like -- >> i don't want to go green. i want money. i want to go green. stop it. >> that's exactly the pilot script. you -- like verbatim. >> hbo has something out called "hbo girls," a little risque. >> it's like a new version of "sex and the city." it's about growing up young in new york. allison williams, brian williams' daughter, is a lead in it. she's phenomenal. created by li na dunham, 24 years old. she's amazing. she's sort of the tina fey of her generation. it's incredibly observant and perceptive and relatable. >> and raunchy. >> it is raunchy. >> brian williams' daughter is raunchy? >> not as raunchy. but the show -- there's some r
. >> "dallas," j.r. ewing, here we go again? >> "dallas" is back, j.r. ewing is back, sue ellen, bobby ewing. they're all back. and this "dallas" sort of focuses on j.r. and bobby's son, who similarly are now kind of at war over whether or not to go green or still do the oil thing. >> oh, please. >> all right. we know where you stand. >> yeah. that's going to be fascinating. >> it will be good. it's like a return to, like --...
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. >> 21 years after dlags left the airwaves, the yo ewings are bacn the set of south fork. patrick duffy, larry hagman and linda gray say stepping back into their roles of bobby, j.r., and sue ellen is lieasy. >> like coming home. >> we're having so much fun. don't tell anybody, but it should have been a sitcome. >> from 1970 to 1981 "dallas" invited us to join them over the backstabbing, affair, and fighting over the legacy. >> it's going to be fun. >> the series gave us the cliff hanger by which all others would be judged, who shot j.r. but patrick duffy says you're dreaming if you expect to see bobby in any more shower scenes. >> good morning. >> he'll be keeping his shirt on. >> bobby's old, but he doesn't need wheelchair access yet. big dining room table we always sat at, daddy sat at the head of the table and pretty much no matter how old you were, you minded daddy and mama. >> it's now j.r. and bobby's son, john ross and christopher that try to please their daddies and feuding over the family business. >> my father's the first born son, i'm the first born grand son.
. >> 21 years after dlags left the airwaves, the yo ewings are bacn the set of south fork. patrick duffy, larry hagman and linda gray say stepping back into their roles of bobby, j.r., and sue ellen is lieasy. >> like coming home. >> we're having so much fun. don't tell anybody, but it should have been a sitcome. >> from 1970 to 1981 "dallas" invited us to join them over the backstabbing, affair, and fighting over the legacy. >> it's going to be fun....